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Paying Energy in Advance...
Hi I'm a Bulb Energy customer. I looked in horror at the price cap explosion and submitted a non smart manual meter reading on 31.3.22 to reflect next year's projected energy consumption. An uplift of some 3300KwH. I'm in the very fortunate position of being able to pay in advance for annual consumption - 3300KwH, standing…
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PFP Energy to British Gas Issue
I was a customer of PFP Energy for less than 2 months, when I received my first electricity bill from PFP energy I was charged £1272 for electricity for a one month period - when I then looked at the bill it showed that they put the meter reading at 0 instead of the actual previous meter reading I gave them - I then opened…
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Meter changed - how long have the electric co. got to bill us for the units on the old one?
Hi folks, we had our gas & electric meters replaced with “smart” meters in September 2020 (Twenty). Today (April 2022 (Twenty-two)) we received a note from the supplier saying “we’ve only just been able to add this reading to your account. Sorry for the delay. Now we’ve got the reading, we’ll use it to update your usage…
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E.ON Next - Estimated Annual Usage for Gas
I have been with E.ON Next since April 2021 (when it was formerly E.ON Energy) and would like to know if anyone else has noticed the following scenario which specifically relates to GAS only: Up until and including my February statement, the 'Estimated Annual Usage' which is detailed on page 2 of the statement was showing…
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Heating ideas
Hi, I moved into my current house that has a Heatrae Sadia Amptec C600 supplying the radiators. A water heater with timer provides hot water. I am in the North of Scotland so mains gas is not possible. Electricity was cheaper when I moved in but obviously prices have increased. I do not think that there is suitable access…
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She'll and Direct Debits
I was previously with Green energy pay £55.00 per month. I was in credit with them but still had to pay shell money for a bill of over £100. I have continued to pay the £55.00 and been asking them to advise what my new direct debit is for some time. I now received an email saying I was now to pay £179.00 per month. I am…
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british gas billed me then lowered the bill just in time for price hike
Really upset so please bear with me. I was billed around £250 after warm home discount for gas/elec 19th March. I sent meter readings 31st March. Haven't been able to log into british gas until today so went to oay the £250. Suddenly my bill has been reduced to £175 theyve rebilled me. So my next bill will all fall under…
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I must have worked this out wrongly!
We have not been using our gas CH recently, instead we have
been heating an individual room with a 1Kw electric heater to save money. I thought I’d check what savings we were making and got a
bit of a shock (or I have worked it out wrongly!) as the gas CG costs less than
the single room electric heater. Our supplier…
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More Advice needed
I am with Scottish Power. On their dual fuel fixed tariff (to 31 August 2022). Currently pay £141.00 per month by DD. When i click at what my next tariff options are the 1 and 2 yr fixed rate jump to £522.63 per month !!!! That's almost £6300 for the year ! I fully appreciate the steep rise in prices we are facing and the…
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Government Energy strategy
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-61010605 I think boosting Nuclear power is a good call. Calling it Green is a stretch but its certainly Zero emissions. Boosting offshore wind is another good call. There is some concern that it kills a lot of birds but that is unproven and it could be a price worth paying. No pick up in…
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Energy Cap
Does anyone know if the energy cap applies to static caravan parks
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Advice Needed
Hi, my fixed tarriff with Octopus Energy runs out next month and I will have to pay 39p for my electricity and 12p for gas which I just can't afford. All other companies want roughly the same as a new customer, I just wondered if anyone had better luck switching, thanks.
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Reading a Smart Meter if the in-home display isn't working
My father-in-law had a smart meter installed a few years ago, and then the in-home display broke. Trying to read the meter was nightmare, with a really complex sequence of buttons to press to get to the actual reading (a YouTube video showed me how to do it). Are the new meters easy to use and easy to read? With my current…
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Cheapest energy supplier?
Ok, this is a nightmare we are with Utilita and the way it's going so far it's cost us 85 pounds this week for Electric and Gas. We switched from British gas to utilita and because of their screw-ups took ages to switch over and we ended up with 1200 debt. We are on pay as go and every 5 pounds top up we pay 1.25 towards…
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Octopus Go - How long to switch over
It's been just over 1 week since I moved over to Octopus, I applied for Go but they put me on a standard tariff for a while and then they move to Go, it's to do with the meter updating or something like that. Any idea what the process is, do they contact me or should I be chasing them to move me to Go tariff? What's a…
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Something wrong with my energy usage, please help
Hi, this is my 1st time on the forum so please forgive/advise me if this is the wrong one I'm wondering if someone can advise I am using between £9-£11 per day on gas & electricity & truly think there is now way I am spending this! I live in a 3 bed house, nothing excluding my heating (all on low) goes on through the day…
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OVO charging me for incorrect usage
Looking for some advice about my consumer rights. I moved into a flat in September and organised my electricity with SSE. They then migrated us to OVO in November and we continued paying £38 a month as before. I have recently received an email from OVO saying that I have a £600 debit on my account so they’ll be charging me…
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A Kettle and Flask
So as we all know as a nation, tea is most of our go to. I watch my Smart metre go into the red when its on. So a wee saving is to boil a full kettle then pour into a thermo Flask, though it may be small saving. Its always a save
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Effect of cold rooms on mood
Although I have long practised many of the measures suggested by other contributors to keep myself warm without heating in my flat through the cold months which seem to never end, I have found, as many have, that a cold room makes me feel miserable and greatly reduces my energy level. No matter that I'm wearing a thick…
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Neck Warmers
After many years working on building sites or just doing outdoor electrical work in the winter the one thing I found critical to keeping warm ( whatever other gear I was wearing) was a neck warmer, sometimes called a ‘snood’. Mine are all stretchy single loops of material that you slip over your head. Some thick fleece,…
